15-Day IL
Injury Lower Leg
Est. Return 7/24/2026
2026 Stats
W-L
1-1
ERA
2.62
WHIP
0.96
K
41
SV
2
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Bender delivered a career-best 2.16 ERA and 1.06 WHIP across 50 innings in 2025, but his surface statistics didn't align with his expected metrics. The 30-year-old's 3.56 xERA, 4.47 xFIP and .213 BABIP indicate he was very fortunate in the ratio department, as evidenced by his negative-1.46 ERA-FIP that was the third biggest discrepancy among qualified relievers. The right-hander's 10.3 K-BB percentage was also the worst mark of his career. However, he maintained a high-leverage role for Miami and remained on fantasy radars with four saves and a career-high 19 holds. Bender missed the final month-and-a-half of the 2025 campaign due to a right tibial stress reaction, but with plenty of time to heal this offseason, the veteran is in line to serve in a setup role for the Marlins in 2026 ahead of closer Pete Fairbanks. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $1.42 million contract with the Marlins in January of 2025.
Placed on injured list
The Marlins placed Bender on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a right shin stress reaction.
Analysis
Bender has given up just one earned run while punching out 16 batters in 10.2 innings this month, but the Marlins will now be without his services through the All-Star break following his move to the injured list. Zach Brzykcy will come up from Triple-A to fill the opening in Miami's bullpen; meanwhile, Michael Petersen, John King and Calvin Faucher are likely to receive an uptick in high-leverage opportunities.
Bender has given up just one earned run while punching out 16 batters in 10.2 innings this month, but the Marlins will now be without his services through the All-Star break following his move to the injured list. Zach Brzykcy will come up from Triple-A to fill the opening in Miami's bullpen; meanwhile, Michael Petersen, John King and Calvin Faucher are likely to receive an uptick in high-leverage opportunities.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
14
How many pitches does Anthony Bender generally throw?
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What part of the game does Anthony Bender generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-27%
BAA vs RHP
2026
-26%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .242 | 50 | 28 | 48 | 4 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .177 | 92 | 23 | 55 | 3 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .200 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .149 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .203 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 2 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .159 | 26 | 10 | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .311 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .208 | 44 | 9 | 27 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-26%
ERA on Road
2026
-69%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 3.45 | 1.17 | 70.1 | 10.1 | 2.9 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 2.55 | 1.07 | 67.0 | 8.5 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2026Home | 1.35 | 0.85 | 20.0 | 12.2 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2026Away | 4.40 | 1.12 | 14.1 | 8.8 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2025Home | 2.74 | 1.17 | 23.0 | 7.4 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2025Away | 1.67 | 0.96 | 27.0 | 7.7 | 4.3 | ||||
| 2024Home | 5.60 | 1.39 | 27.1 | 10.9 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2024Away | 2.45 | 1.17 | 25.2 | 9.1 | 3.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Anthony Bender compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.42K/9
10.7BB/9
3.1HR/9
0.3Fastball
96.4 mphERA
2.62WHIP
0.96BABIP
.264GB/FB
1.27Left On Base
72.8%Exit Velocity
82.4 mphBarrels/BBE
4.8%Spin Rate
2698 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.1%Swinging Strike
9.2%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Bender fully recovered from his late 2022 Tommy John surgery but never ascended into the closer role that he was beginning to embrace before his injury. Bender saved just one game but won five others out of the pen and resumed his effective approach of getting strikeouts and ground balls while allowing three homers in 53 innings of work. The primary reason the closer role has evaded him is that Bender has some extreme splits. His sinker/sweeper approach to righties limited them to a .251 wOBA last season, but lefties were much higher at .375, reaching base nearly 40 percent of the time. Bender lacks a usable weapon against lefties so he must rely on batted ball luck and location to find success against lefties, and neither of those happened often enough for him to find that success in 2024. His sinker/sweeper approach does not exactly lend itself to a new third pitch unless he were to add a cutter and lean on that against lefties. Until a new pitch shows up, Bender is unlikely to climb the leverage ladder in Miami with any success.
More Fantasy News
Logs second save of 2026
Bender earned the save in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Rays, allowing one hit while striking out one batter in a scoreless ninth inning.
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Snags fifth hold
Bender struck out one in a scoreless two-thirds of an inning Tuesday to record his fifth hold of the season in a win over the Nationals.
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Blows save against Cincinnati
Bender suffered his second blown save in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Reds, allowing one walk with one strikeout across two-thirds of an inning.
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Escapes with first save
Bender picked up the save in Sunday's 7-6 win over the Yankees despite allowing two runs on a hit and three walks over one inning. He struck out two.
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Making spring debut Tuesday
Bender (shin) is scheduled to make his Grapefruit League debut Tuesday versus the Nationals, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
In Yanks trade ask with Sandy
The Yankees have asked for Bender and Sandy Alcantara in trade talks with the Marlins, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
Analysis
The Yanks have already picked up David Bednar in a trade but would like to further enhance their bullpen. Bender has managed a 1.83 ERA over 44.1 innings this season, although that's come with a less impressive 35:18 K:BB. He is under team control through 2027.
The Yanks have already picked up David Bednar in a trade but would like to further enhance their bullpen. Bender has managed a 1.83 ERA over 44.1 innings this season, although that's come with a less impressive 35:18 K:BB. He is under team control through 2027.